Category Archives: Science

Tuesday

I have not seen much of Mason’s sketchbook but he likes to draw and enjoys art a lot. This is his Holy Week assignment. To enhance his at-home art experience, Bill took him to get new markers. His work is even more vibrant now.  Meanwhile, getting physical is the key right now.  I was so […]

Feeling Itchy?

We went from the Passion Project to the Science Fair.  Seventh and eighth graders are given a list of topics and have to choose one.  Allergic reactions piqued his interest.  He devoted a lot of time looking for sources on the internet and then used his live at-home resource to process all the information he […]

Not a Wet Noodle

To earn an engineering badge in cub scouts, Mason constructed a bridge made of dried spaghetti and glue.  Then we had to test its strength so Mason added coins one at a time to see what would happen.   Mason started by adding coins to the cup one at a time.  In a series of […]

Shocking!

Mason’s class just finished studying electricity. To bring the subject to life, he offered to bring in the Van De Graaf electrostatic generator that Walker made a few years ago.  It had been stored in the attic and so Bill and the boys had to do a little bit of maintenance on it to get […]

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